Section 8

Section 8 and the unreleased free-to-play game Minimum from TimeGate Studios, which shut down operations earlier this year, are involved in a bidding war between companies wanting the rights to the titles.

Congratulations, Section 8: Prejudice fans! Combined with the other players on Xbox 360 and PC, you’ve racked up 10 million kills in just two weeks – and, as promised, the brand new Assault mode has been unlocked.

TimeGate Studios has told readers on the Section 8 official forums that there will not be a demo released for the PC version of the game. “We do not have plans to release a Section 8 demo for the PC at this time,” reads the thread. “Currently, we only have a demo for the Xbox […]

Southpeak shooter Section 8’s been pushed back a week, according to EG. “The game is now being released on September 11 not September 4 due to a small delay in the manufacturing process,” said a rep. The jetpack blaster’s a PC and 360 title.

Just in case you were unaware, there is a demo up onXbox Live for Section 8 – the shooter from TimeGate Studios. The demo is an exclusive for Gold members at the moment, but when the full thing is released in stores on September 1, players will be able to go online with up to […]

TimeGate Studios has announced that Section 8 is now in Open Beta for North America, Europe, and Australia. You can download the Beta through File Planet, which includes the online multiplayer mode with two maps from the final game, as well as a variety of vehicles, weapons, deployables, missions, and equipment. Instructions on to prepare […]

TimeGate Studios’ Robert Siwiak has said that the multiplayer in Section 8 will give players access to deployables instead of base building and the ability to create choke points. “Playing a lot of other first-person shooters out there, I’m sure that many players can relate with finding this level designer-placed machine gun turret or something […]

A video for Section 8 is posted after the jump and features the jumping gimmick and some of the different weapons you can use to take down your hulking enemies. The PC and Xbox 360 sci-fier will land on shelves August 25 and 28 in the US and UK respectively. Via D’toid.

SouthPeak is offering an in-game goody in the form of Captain’s Armor to those that pre-order Section 8 through GameStop. No word on whether or not pre-order bonuses are going to make it to Europe when the PC and 360 shooter ships this autumn. More on Joystiq.

Section 8 will allow Xbox 360 users to set up and create dedicated servers. According to producer Robert Siwiak, this is the first game on the console to do this. The application will be downloaded on to player’s PC and helps them turn it into a dedicated server for the game. TimeGate will also be […]

New screens for TimeGate’s FPS Section 8 popped up this morning over on Eurogamer Germany. You will see loads of laser shooting, and armor that looks like RoboCop. Well, most “spacey” shooters have armor reminiscent of RoboCop. At least they look that way to us. Anyway, the game “gives players unprecedented strategic control over the […]